Letters of note an eclectic collection of correspondence deserving of a wider audience

"This collection of 125 letters offers a never-before-seen glimpse of the events and people of history--the brightest and the best, the most notorious, and the endearingly everyday. Letters are not ordered chronologically or thematically, but are artfully arranged for a discovery-rich reading experi...

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Other Authors: Usher, Shaun (joint author.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2014.
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